RoHS, REACH and WEEE Compliance Statement

On January 27, 2003 the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union authorized Directive 2002/95/EC
on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. This new directive,
also referred to as RoHS (“ro-has”) requires that manufacturers reduce usage of six hazardous substances
to minimum acceptable levels by July of 2006.

The six substances affected are:

Lead (Pb)

Hexavalent chromium (Cr +6)

Mercury (Hg)

Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB)

Cadmium (Cd)

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)

On the same date, Directive 2002/96/EC or WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) was authorized. This directive
encourages and sets specific criteria for the collection, handling and recycling of electric and electronic waste.

Sets requirements for the amount of WEEE collection (separate from households)

Requires manufacturers to mark EEE products with the WEEE symbol (trash can with “X”)

Both directives impact the entire electronics industry at every level, from the retail store, to manufacturers, distributors
and OEMs. In addition, new REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulations are being formulated that will further impact the electronics industry.